According to a global survey, payroll expenses accounted for a quarter of art dealers' total costs in 2021, stable over the previous year. Meanwhile, art fairs made up 18 percent of the total expenditure in 2021, denoting an increase of three percentage points from 2020.
Share of art dealers' total costs worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by type
*Number of respondents to the 2021 survey. The source adds the following information: "The survey was distributed to the memberships of some of the main dealer associations around the world, including CINOA, ADAA, CPGA, SLAD, FEAGA, and other national associations. It was also distributed by Art Basel directly to over 425 individual galleries who participated in their shows in Basel, Miami Beach, and Hong Kong and through OVRs in 2021".
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Art Basel, & UBS. (March 29, 2022). Share of art dealers' total costs worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268265/art-dealers-operating-costs-worldwide/
Art Basel, und UBS. "Share of art dealers' total costs worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by type." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268265/art-dealers-operating-costs-worldwide/
Art Basel, UBS. (2022). Share of art dealers' total costs worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268265/art-dealers-operating-costs-worldwide/
Art Basel, and UBS. "Share of Art Dealers' Total Costs Worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268265/art-dealers-operating-costs-worldwide/
Art Basel & UBS, Share of art dealers' total costs worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268265/art-dealers-operating-costs-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of art dealers' total costs worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by type [Graph], Art Basel, & UBS, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268265/art-dealers-operating-costs-worldwide/